MLA Claire Trevena Member for North Island

Dear Lord , as we come before Your Throne of Grace, to pray for Claire, we pray she will know and feel Your help and love today as she fulfills the many tasks this day may bring. We thank you for her heart of care for others shown in the work she has done in establishing and supporting community kitchens, as well as environmental initiatives undertaken in her riding. In her position now as MLA. we pray You will bless her with keen perception of the needs of N. Island, and that her voice will be heard as she raises concerns for the good and wise changes that will benefit her constituents.  May Your Grace abound in her daily work and in her family life . May Claire be blessed with good health , safety and happiness.

Claire Trevena was first elected in May 2005 and was re-elected on May 12, 2009.

Claire is a former journalist, community activist and human rights worker.

In the early 1990s, Claire came to Canada as the BBC's Canadian correspondent.

Awarded the Canadian Civilian Peacekeeping Medal, she's worked on democratic development projects overseas and in Canada.

Claire was an active trade unionist in her professional life. Since moving to BC she has been involved in a number of community initiatives, including a weekly community kitchen on Quadra Island as well as various environmental initiatives.

She was elected to the board of the Quadra Community Association and held a seat on the Regional District of Comox Strathcona Regional Area J Advisory Planning Committee.

Prior to the 2005 election, Claire ran a small communications business on Quadra Island with her husband, Mike McIvor.